Saturday, September 06, 2008

If you struggle with your weight, if you put on pounds just by smelling food and if you secretly hate anyone who says “I eat all day but I just never put on weight!”… then there’s a very good chance you may have a slow metabolism.

Your metabolism is basically how many calories your body burns just to keep you alive.

If you have a slow metabolism, then your body doesn’t burn a large number of calories and you will tend to put on weight easily.

If you have a fast metabolism, then your body is burning more calories and you probably find it easy to maintain your weight and melt body fat without dieting or exercise.

How To “Fix” A Slow Metabolism

Luckily, there’s a proven way to actually “jack up” your metabolism. Which means you’ll end up burning more calories, burning more fat and losing more weight even while you’re sitting around.

You don’t have to pop any pills. You don’t have to change your diet. And you don’t have to submit to any time consuming exercise programs.

Now, traditional exercise programs raise your metabolism but only while you’re working out.

Here’s what I mean: Let’s say you get on a treadmill and power walk for one hour. Your body will burn extra fat and calories during that hour, but after you stop, your metabolism will return to normal.

So your metabolism is “up” for one hour, and low for the other 23 hours a day.

But with this Japanese 4 minute method, you only exercise for 4 minutes… but you metabolism skyrockets and stays elevated for 24-48 hours after your workout!

The Japanese 4 Minute Method

Here’s how it’s done:

Pick your favorite cardiovascular exercise, be it running, walking, biking etc. Now instead of chugging along at a steady pace for 30-60 minutes, you’re only going to be actively moving for 4 minutes. Total.

But you’re not going to stay at steady speed. You’re going to change your speed every 30 seconds, so your body never has a chance to adjust.